A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.

By:

Doudna, Jennifer A, 1964- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Sternberg, Samuel H [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017Description: xx, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780544716940 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Crack in creationDDC classification:

576.5072

LOC classification:

QH 440 D728c 2017

NLM classification:

QU 11 AA1

Contents:

The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning.

Summary: Two Berkeley scientists explore the potential of a revolutionary genetics technology capable of easily and affordably manipulating DNA in human embryos to prevent specific diseases, addressing key concerns about related ethical and societal repercussions.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning.

Two Berkeley scientists explore the potential of a revolutionary genetics technology capable of easily and affordably manipulating DNA in human embryos to prevent specific diseases, addressing key concerns about related ethical and societal repercussions.

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